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A truth teller who deserves justice
Salon — ... and due process to every alleged terrorist in the military prison, Lt. Cmdr. Diaz printed out and mailed all of their names to civil rights attorneys in New York. That act ultimately resulted in his imprisonment in the Navy brig in Charleston, S.C., and the forfeiture of his military job and pension, and may yet lead to the permanent loss of his license to practice law. But Diaz had come to the nation's capital on April 3 to be praised, not buried -- as this year's winner of the Ridenhour Prize for Truth-Telling, which is named after the late soldier and journalist who ...

Bill Moyers: On Journalism
Huffington Post Entertainment Blog — ... Prize), author James D. Scurlock (Book Prize) and former Navy JAG officer Matthew Diaz (Prize for Truth-Telling). Named for the Vietnam era whistleblower Ron Ridenhour who exposed the truth of the My Lai massacre, the Ridenhour Prizes recognize those who have spoken out on behalf of the public interest, promoted social justice or illuminated a more just vision of society. For more complete information about The Ridenhour Prizes, as well as past and current winners, please visit www.ridenhour.org. ...

A whistle-blower who needs Obama and Holder's protection
Salon — ... him to plead guilty to a single felony count of revealing classified information and to cooperate with the investigation of the other Times sources in the federal bureaucracy. Tamm declined the plea offer, saying he had done nothing wrong, didn't intend to cooperate, and in any case knew nothing about what anyone else might have done. Yesterday afternoon, more than 20 months after the FBI raid, Tamm appeared at the National Press Club to speak at a luncheon where he received the Ridenhour Prize for Truth-Telling from the Fertel Foundation and the ...

Bob Herbert: A Fair Shake for Those Who are Not Already Rich and Powerful
Huffington Post Entertainment Blog — The following are my remarks on the occasion of my acceptance of the 6th Annual Ridenhour Courage Prize. For more information about the Ridenhour Prizes see nationinstitute.org and ridenhour.org. I want to talk for just a few minutes about two wrong-headed ideas that are held by a very large percentage, and maybe a majority, of Americans. I've noticed over the past few years, along with many other reporters, that many people feel a sense of powerlessness when it comes to the government policies and corporate practices that have such a great ...